Don’t tell me about police officers or firefighters or rescue personnel or town councilors. The most important position in the most small towns is the high school principal. Yup. You heard me, commander. There is a new committee charged with finding a new Scarborough High School principal. Why this is necessary, you will not learn […]
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‘If they don’t get help, it’s going to get worse’
SOUTH WINDHAM – Last month, two Vietnam-era veterans who have spent their professional careers providing mental health and substance abuse support started counseling groups designed especially for veterans. The free weekly group sessions take place Wednesdays from 5:30-7 p.m. at SMART Child and Family Services on Route 115 in North Windham. Another group for those […]
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Current Community Calendar – 2/07
Thursday, Feb. 7 Scarborough Democratic Town Committee meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. at Scarborough Municipal Building, Chambers B, on Route 1. State senators Jim Boyle and Rebecca Millett will discuss pending legislation affecting Scarborough. The meeting is open to all residents. Saturday, Feb. 9 Saturday Read to Me, , 10:30 a.m., Scarborough Public Library amphitheater. Ages 3 […]
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Group explores impact of rising sea levels
SCARBOROUGH – For decades, even through the recent recession, Scarborough has had a reputation as a growth community. But now the town is facing another kind of growth that could have a dramatic, even debilitating, effect on the homes and businesses it harbors. That’s because Scarborough Marsh, a behemoth already at 3,000 acres, is expected […]
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Briefs – 2/07
Four candidates for City Council opening All four South Portland District 1 residents who took out papers to fill the City Council seat vacated by Tom Coward, who resigned Jan. 1 to become a county commissioner, will appear on the ballot, according to South Portland City Clerk Susan Mooney. All four met the Friday deadline […]
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South Portland police log – 2/07
Arrests Wednesday, Jan. 23 Jamison C. Esquibel, 30, of Twin Falls, Idaho, at 9:03 p.m. on Broadway, on charges of failure to register a vehicle and possession of marijuana. Tuesday, Jan. 29 Nicole M. Ciampanelli, 30, of Portland, at 1:42 a.m. on Broadway, on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving without a license. Michael […]
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Scarborough police log – 2/07
Incidents Tuesday, Jan. 29 Theft – At 11:19 a.m. a Pine Oak Drive resident reported that she had been scammed by a telephone solicitor who claimed to be from Publisher’s Clearing House. The caller reportedly said the victim had won $28 million and a new Mercedes E Series vehicle and just need to send a […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 2/07
Incidents Wednesday, Jan. 23 Burglary – Two laptop computers, a camcorder and an mp3 player were reported missing from a home on Ocean House Road. Theft – A Two Lights Road resident reported the theft of blank checks. Saturday, Jan. 26 Vandalism – A Bowery Beach Road resident complained of damage done to a vehicle […]
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Natural Foodie: A parting gift as the little guy beckons
For the past several months, I’ve felt like a health-food version of the jock in the ’80s Brat Pack film “The Breakfast Club.” Each morning after I arrive at the Press Herald’s office in One City Center, I unpack a bag filled with two pieces of fruit, two lunches and at least one snack, plus […]
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Natural Foodie: A parting gift as the little guy beckons
For the past several months, I’ve felt like a health-food version of the jock in the ’80s Brat Pack film “The Breakfast Club.” Each morning after I arrive at the Press Herald’s office in One City Center, I unpack a bag filled with two pieces of fruit, two lunches and at least one snack, plus […]